Italy
SuperTennis expands coverage through two-year Sky Italia deal
SuperTennis, the free-to-air channel owned by the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT), has reached an agreement with pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia that includes live coverage of 12 ATP tournaments…
DAZN customers hit by Serie A blackout prompted by CTS service interruption
Sports streaming broadcaster DAZN is to offer its customers in Italy a free month’s subscription after its live coverage of two Serie A matches was hit by technical issues.
Sky Italia to cut 25 per cent of workforce, say unions
The Italian arm of pay-television broadcaster Sky is preparing to cut its total workforce by 25 per cent as part of a wider four-year transformation plan, according to national unions, as it seeks to adapt…
Rai back as World Cup rights-holder in Italy
Rai, the Italian public-service broadcaster, has been awarded exclusive broadcast rights in Italy to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
DAZN remains in talks over DTT Serie A solution, regulator launches TIM probe
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, remains in talks with different media companies in Italy with regards to digital terrestrial or DTH satellite viewing solutions for…
DAZN’s Rushton on monetising Serie A deal, OTT ‘tipping point’ and work with telcos
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, will make money on its investment in domestic Serie A rights, according to co-chief executive James Rushton, who claims that Italy…
Sky fails with Serie A rights offer, new tender to be launched
Lega Serie A, the governing body of the top division of Italian club football, has said it will launch a new tender process for its final package of domestic rights after an improved offer from pay-television…
DAZN rules out Sky Serie A sublicensing deal, explores digital terrestrial options
DAZN, the multi-platform subscription broadcaster, has said there is no chance of a sublicensing deal being struck with pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia for Italian Serie A football rights, but a…
DAZN lands bulk of Serie A domestic rights as deal finally backed
DAZN, the multi-platform subscription broadcaster, has secured the bulk of domestic rights to Italy’s Serie A from 2021-22 to 2023-24 after finally receiving the necessary backing from clubs.
Clubs to vote again on DAZN Serie A bid on Friday after latest stalemate
Italian Serie A football clubs will convene again on Friday after once again failing to find the necessary majority to back a domestic rights deal from 2021-22 to 2023-24 with DAZN, the multi-platform…
CBS Sports secures US media rights to Italy’s Serie A
CBS Sports has acquired the United States broadcast rights to Serie A for the 2021-24 cycle in a deal worth around $200m (€170m) over its duration.
Lega Serie A braced for sizeable drop in international rights value
Lega Serie A chief executive Luigi De Siervo is expecting a significant reduction in the value of international broadcast rights to the top division of Italian club football
Lega Serie A, Sky at loggerheads ahead of ‘decisive’ TV rights meeting
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has found itself at odds with rights-holder Sky Italia as the pay-television broadcaster seeks to retain its status for the…
The sports industry pays tribute to ‘king of TV rights’ Marco Bogarelli
The sports industry has paid tribute this week to Marco Bogarelli, who died of complications relating to the Covid-19 virus on Monday evening, aged 64
Serie A fails to award domestic rights again, more private talks for international rights
Italian Serie A football clubs have once again failed to reach a consensus on the allocation of domestic broadcast rights for the 2021-24 cycle
Former Infront Italy president Bogarelli passes away
Marco Bogarelli, a former president of Infront Italy and a visionary of the business of sport, has passed away at the age of 64
Serie A TV rights impasse remains after ‘group of nine’ hit back at criticism
Italy’s Serie A clubs have once again failed to award domestic broadcast rights for the 2021-24 cycle as a deadlock between clubs persists.